Alicante

Alicante

Minor SpiritfringeMexican mythologyMexico
Origin

No origin story is recorded in the provided sources. The only attestation available in the consulted material is a brief encyclopedic entry that lists Alicante as a mythical Mexican snake; that entry does not supply any cosmogonic account, cultural origin, lineage, or mythic genealogy. Because the record is silent, nothing about the creature's origin within indigenous or local worldviews can be stated from these sources.

Appearance

Descriptions of the Alicante's physical appearance are not present in the available documentation. The sources identify the entity only by name and by category (a snake or mythological snake) and do not provide details such as size, coloration, number of heads, or other distinguishing features. Therefore, no descriptive morphology can be asserted from the supplied material.

Abilities

The consulted sources contain no information on abilities, powers, supernatural functions, or typical behaviors of the Alicante. There are no recorded accounts of interactions with humans, magical capacities, or ecological roles in the available references. Any claim about its capacities would be speculative beyond the single label and is not included in these sources.

Weaknesses & Wards

Weaknesses

  • other
    none recorded in sources

Wards

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    none recorded in sources
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Community Record

Sources
  1. [1]
    Alicante (mythology) — Wikipedia. Wikipedia, entry 'Alicante (mythology)'. Accessed source lists the entity as a mythical Mexican snake without further detail.wiki
  2. [2]
    Wikidata: Q4725673 (Alicante). Wikidata item Q4725673 classifying 'Alicante' as a mythological snake.other
  3. [3]
    OnderKoffer! MIX.1002 (tracklist archive). Archived tracklist that contains the personal name 'Ilario Alicante' in a musical context; assessed as unrelated to the mythological entity and not used as evidence about the creature.other
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